Gemming, Elizabeth

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Blow ye winds westerly

the seaports & sailing ships of old New England
1971

Huckleberry Hill

Huckleberry Hill

Huckleberry Hill

The World of art

The arthors trace the history of art from prehistoriccave paintings to contemporary abstract designs, from the temples of the ancient world to the glass sky- scrapers of tomorrow. The text is illlustrated with one hundred postage stamps from all over the world portraying works of art of the periods discussed.

Wool gathering

sheep raising in old New England
1979
Describes sheep-raising and the wool industry in colonial and 19th-century New England. Includes a discussion of the production of woolen yarn and cloth.

Born in a barn

farm animals and their young
1974
Introduces the birth, growth, care, and feeding of geese, chickens, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, cows, and other farm animals.

The cranberry book

1983
Describes the history of the cranberry, its natural habitat, its botanical relatives and imitators, its cultivation, and its many uses.

Lost city in the clouds

the discovery of Machu Picchu
1980
An account of Hiram Bingham's 1911 discovery of a well-preserved Incan city perched between two peaks of the Andes mountains.

Maple harvest

the story of maple sugaring
1976
Traces the history of maple sugaring and describes the traditional and modern methods of making maple syrup and sugar.

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